Rome.

"Your Majesty, General Batra's battle has encountered setbacks, so please reinforce!" Prime Minister Thomas reported and immediately submitted Batra's letter of request for help.

Julia looked at it and frowned slightly and said, "The two guards were forced back by the rebels?! What did Batra do?~"

Thomas said: "According to Batra's account, a very powerful figure seems to have appeared in the rebels! This person is very good at fighting and obviously has absolute prestige among the rebels!"

Julia nodded, turned her head to look at Yushenko, the minister in charge of intelligence, and asked, "Who is this person?"

Yushenko hurriedly replied: "According to all information, this time the rebels in Jerusalem should be a woman named Alex! It is said that Alex is a descendant of Emperor Caesar and local women back then. He is not very old and is only in his twenties!"

Julia frowned, "I don't care about her identity! I just need to destroy them! Since Batra said that Alex is not simple, I must treat it with caution! Immediately transfer the Third Spartan Legion, which was replenishing forces in Macedonia and the Ninth Legion stationed in Dura Europos, to Jerusalem to reinforce Batra!~~" "Yes!"

"Tell Batra, be sure to wipe out this rebels in one month!" "Yes!"

A few days later, the Ninth Legion and the Third Spartan Legion, which received the order from Rome, drove to Jerusalem one after another. The Third Spartan Legion originally had 50,000 soldiers, but more than half of the loss in the battle last year. At present, all the troops have been replenished, but they are all new troops who have just been summoned to the army. However, these new troops are different from the new troops in the general sense. Spartan men have received various military training and education since childhood. They are eager to fight and build immortal merits on the battlefield. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of these new troops is probably not worse than that of ordinary Roman main legions.

At the same time, the Qin army's secret envoy sneaked into the Jerusalem area.

The camps of the rebels surrounded the city of Jerusalem in a half-moon shape. At night, Jerusalem was no longer the hustle and bustle of the day, and seemed very quiet, but the air was still filled with a strong smell of blood.

The lights were still on in the camp. A young girl wearing breastplate and most of her abdominal muscles were exposed under the oil lamp thinking about the war in front of her. This young girl had black hair, but her face blended the characteristics of the Romans and Egyptians. Her charm was unique and charming, her eyes were like stars in the sky, her skin was wheat-colored, her temperament was firm, and she was a strong woman. This girl was no one else, but Alex, the current leader of the rebels in Jerusalem.

At this moment, a female guard raised the tent and entered. "Master, a mysterious man came outside and said he wanted to see the master!"

Alex raised his head and frowned slightly, "Mysterious man? What kind of mysterious man is it?"

The guard replied, "Very tall! Well, by the way! He is different from the people here and the people in Rome at all! He is very beautiful!"

Alex smiled, "What does it mean to be beautiful? Take him in!" "Yes!"

A moment later, the guard entered the tent with a man in a black cloak.

The man looked at Alex and asked with his fists, "Is it true that you, Lord Alex?" He spoke in the local language. At this time, the female guard who led him in stood on one side with a look of vigilance.

Alex nodded, "Not bad! I am Alex! Who are you? Romans?~~~" My heart moved, "Qin people?"

The man smiled, took off the black cloak from his head, and smiled and said, "Qin people!"

Alex was not surprised at all, nodded and said calmly: "You are finally here!"

The man was stunned and asked in surprise: "Sir, I seem to have expected us to come?"

Alex smiled slightly. The smile was very beautiful, which made the man lose his mind. "Of course you will come! Because I will be useful to you!"

The man thought for a while, clasped his fists at Alex and said, "Sir, my name is Li Jie, I am the secret envoy of the Qin Empire!"

"Li Jie? Is it the one Li Jie who once served as an envoy to Karensa?"

Li Jie was stunned, "Sir, do you know me?"

Alex nodded, "I think Lord Messenger must have brought me what I need!"

Li Jie smiled slightly, "Not bad! I brought some things! But I wonder what adults want?"

Alex asked with a smile: "Can the messenger satisfy what I need?"

Li Jie smiled and said, "Do your best!"

Alex looked up and thought for a moment, and said, "What we need most now is equipment! In addition, the instructors who help us train soldiers!"

Li Jie was stunned, "That's all?"

Alex smiled charmingly, "Of course, if the adults were willing to give more things, it would be no better!"

Li Jie smiled, "I can agree to you about these requests by sir!"

Alex was stunned, "What? The messenger doesn't need to ask your Emperor?"

Li Jie smiled and said, "Since I am an envoy, of course I have the right to make decisions within a certain range!"

"Oh? So, my request is much lower than you expected?"

Li Jie did not hide it and nodded, "It's lower!"

Alex smiled and asked, "When will we receive your assistance?"

Li Jie said: "In twenty days!"

“What price do we have to pay?”

"Only one thing, to form an alliance with our Great Qin Empire!"

"No! At least not now!"

"Why?"

Alex frowned and said, "If I am allied with your Great Qin Empire now, then the Roman Empire will definitely put all its strength to attack. By then, I will be completely unable to control the situation, and your Great Qin Empire may not be able to defeat the Roman army! What's more, for now, your Great Qin Empire should not be willing to fight the Roman Empire in a full-scale war!"

Li Jie thought for a moment and said decisively: "You and I must form an alliance, otherwise how to ensure that the adults keep their promises? I think adults also hope to have a formal alliance to protect the interests between the two parties!"

Alex frowned, "Of course, what the lord is worried about is not unreasonable! Therefore, our covenant can be signed in the form of a secret treaty for the time being!"

Alex hesitated for a moment, sighed, looked up at Li Jie, and said meaningfully: "I'm afraid this secret agreement can also restrict my actions!"

Li Jie smiled and said, "Sir, I'm too worried! As long as both of you and I abide by the secret agreement, this secret agreement is only a guarantee of the rights and interests of both parties, and not anything else!"

Alex nodded, glanced at Li Jie, and paused, "Okay! I promise you!"

Li Jie couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Li Jie took out a document that had been prepared from his arms and handed it to Alex, saying, "Sir, this is a drafted secret agreement. If there is no problem, please ask yours to stamp your own seal!"

Alex carefully read the full text of the secret agreement, nodded, and signed his name with a quill.

A few days later, several cargo ships docked in the Persian Gulf left the water camp under the escort of several shuttle ships, that is, frigates, and headed towards the sea off Persia. These cargo ships were loaded with 100,000 sets of soldiers and armor, all of which were captured by the Qin army in previous wars, and these soldiers and armor were not available at all.

At the same time, the entire Western Front army commanded by Zhao Yun entered a state of combat readiness.
Chapter completed!